Tech
WGBH’s Escape Lab puts ‘audience first’ with interactive Twitch livestream
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Two teams faced off in a live escape-room challenge hosted by WGBH.
Issues of pay, communication fuel growth of unions in public radio
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Station staffers who have joined unions help answer a reader’s question about why the trend is growing.
System/Policy
Virginia’s WVTF strengthens coverage of Richmond area
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WVTF’s licensee has purchased a new station from a religious broadcaster.
People
Get twangy with these tunes by public media troubadours
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These songs submitted to our Public Media Rocks playlist share a folksy Americana vibe.
Programs/Content
Arts show ‘Studio 360’ to end production
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“We made this decision after extensive consideration and evaluation, but are extremely proud of Studio 360’s two decades of remarkably creative work,” said PRX’s CCO.
System/Policy
Restraining order seeks to block Pacifica’s overhaul of WBAI
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The order prevents Pacifica from firing WBAI’s staff or interfering with the station’s programming and “orderly administration.”
People
Fans of Bob Ross flock to rare exhibit of his paintings
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Hundreds of people are heading to a small Virginia town to see original works from a season of “The Joy of Painting.”
System/Policy
WHYY employees file NLRB petition for union election
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Staffers said they are “still open to voluntary recognition” of their union by management.
System/Policy
Pacifica lays off WBAI staff, changes programming in move to end financial losses
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Covering WBAI’s persistent shortfalls was “endangering the entire Foundation,” according to a board member.
System/Policy
WLVT adds radio signal to its news initiative for Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
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Under a management agreement with Lehigh University, the PBS station will provide the region’s first local NPR News station.
System/Policy
New directory of diverse talent aims to boost ‘POC in Audio’
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Frustration with the lack of racial diversity in the audio industry drove the founders of POC in Audio to develop the resource, which features hundreds of profiles.
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